both
det. 两个
conj. 不仅…而且…
You use both when you are referring to two people or things and saying that something is true about each of them.
She cried out in fear and flung both arms up to protect her face...
她吓得大叫,并且抡起双臂护住了自己的脸。
Put both vegetables into a bowl and crush with a potato masher.
把这两样蔬菜都放进一个碗里,然后用捣土豆器把它们捣碎。
You use the structure both...and when you are giving two facts or alternatives and emphasizing that each of them is true or possible.
Now women work both before and after having their children...
现在妇女在生孩子前后都要去工作。
Any such action would have to be approved by both American and Saudi leaders.
任何这样的行动都必须获得美国和沙特领导人双方的批准。
1. (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two;
have it both ways
二者兼得
When we use " he " , we generalize for both sex.
当我们用 he 时, 我们泛指男女.
The captain cares the safety of both the crew and the passengers.
船长为船员和旅客们的安全操心.
These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.
这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实.
These habits are both universal among mankind and peculiar to individuals.
这些习惯在全人类中很普遍,而对个人来说又很独特.
This is a ruler graduated in both inches and centimetres.
这是一把刻有英寸和厘米的尺子.